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At Rural Minnesota Hospitals, Deaf People Struggle for Interpreters Minnesota Public Radio (Buluth) (12/26/17) Kraker, Dan On May 4, 2013, Julie and Matt Svatos had their first child, Stella, at the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. The delivery went fine, but the next morning a doctor gave them some bad news: Stella might have…
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Dear Members, . UMTIA awards two scholarships each semester to individuals pursuing a post-secondary education degree in translation or interpreting in Minnesota (note that we give preference to students of languages of lesser diffusion). The deadline for fall semester applications is October 15th. . For more information, visit our Scholarship page here. . Any questions can be directed to [email protected] . Thank…
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Join the interpreter delegation on Wednesday, October 19 at 2pm Over the past year, LINGUA has been working to increase MN District Court independent interpreter compensation. If we get a raise, it will be the first time in 19 years! We explored passing legislation to get a raise but it turns out that the decision can also be made at…
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Take a Look at a Super Map App It could be a model for other countries. This federal interactive mapping tool tracks the numbers of Limited English Proficient (LEP) residents across the country and the languages they speak. a You just click on your state or county to identify and either download the data or…
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